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"In the complaint unsealed Monday, federal investigators allege Brandon Lee Price changed the address on a bank account held by billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, then had a debit card sent to his Pittsburgh home so he could use it for payments on a delinquent Armed Forces Bank account and personal expenses.

Price called Citibank in January and changed the address on an account held by Allen from Seattle to Pittsburgh, then called back three days later to say he'd lost his debit card and asked for a new one to be sent to him, an FBI investigator wrote in a criminal complaint filed in February."

Makes me feel real secure about banking with Citibank. Or any bank.

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy AdamsYou must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering” - Wernher von Braun

Yep - a well known UK online bank rang me up just after I had registered to check my security details.
I told them I would only answer their questions if they could give me a number I could call them on - they told me this was not possible.
Needless to say I no longer have an account with that bank...

“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”

Banks aren't the only place proving to be insecure.
Recruiters are telling me I've got to give them my full SSN to apply for AT&T positions.
1. I have no way to verify this is really an AT&T requirement.
2. I can apply to AT&T directly on the web without supplying my full SSN and they used an https link. (Doesn't guarantee everything posted is secure, but nothing I supplied would concern me if the whole world saw it.)
3. If this really is an AT&T requirement, they are a communications company. Would you really want to work for a company so ignorant they would require you to submit sensitive data through http? I won't even say it on my cell phone, even if I trusted the person on the other end.
4. So many recruiters have said this, I'm beginning to believe this really is an AT&T requirement, which, to me, makes them an undesirable employer.

“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy AdamsYou must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering” - Wernher von Braun

So an iamb is a short syllable followed by a long one. And a line of iambic pentameter is composed of 5 iambs (10 syllables in all, 5 of them short and 5 of them long). Are you saying that "me" is short and "ow" is long?

And are you saying that "woof" can either be short or long? If that is the case, am I to understand that the same syllable can be pronounced in a short or long way for the purpose of the poem? Or have I misunderstood and there are indeed innate lengths of syllables (short or long)?

You are absolutely correct in your understanding(if my understanding is itself correct...) - it all has to do with the rhythm of the pronunciation.
So 'wo of' counts as two whilst 'woof' counts as one.

So "Thy bosom is endeared with all hearts" is read as "Thy bosom is endear ed with all hearts"(sonnet 31)

“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”

Hmmm. Luc's link seems to indicate that certain words are composed of syllables and that those syllables have stresses that are innate rather than dependent upon the context of the line of poetry. Some examples are "a-bove" and "at-tempt" (which I would actually pronounce closer to "uh-tempt").

From what I have read, I would think your sentence would read:

"Thy bosom is endered with all hearts" (stressed items underlined)

Though that would be weird because it would leave the final syllable dangling (i.e., without a final stressed syllable to complete the iamb). Confusingly, it would seem more natural to me if "with" and "hearts" were stressed (from what I understand of the word).

Work - the project is cool, the people are great, the drive to/from ain't bad. Been working, head down, learning, burning, and churning.

Firearms - spent about an hour at the range dialing in another new scope for one of my AR-15s. Took four rounds to sight in, and spent another hundred rounds making a 2-inch hole, shooting offhand at 100 yards.

Car - I've got the green light from SWMBO for the purchase, and am arranging the dominos so they all fall in the right sequence in the most efficient way possible.

Old House - been for sale since 01 Nov, and we'll be closing the sale tomorrow - made about 35K on the deal.

".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010-----You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010-----"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

I used to race vintage Trans-Am at Riverside (before it was torn down, of course), some SAAC events at Sears Point and Laguna Seca, and did some oval short track racing in Southern California. I've also done the Richard Petty Driving Experience twice. (I hope those that know racing have noted that there's no drag racing mentioned in that mix - if a performance car doesn't handle in the twisties, I have no desire to drive it).

I'm what you might call a Type-A personality. Riding a motorcycle for almost 20 years, followed by driving a Crown Victoria with a gun in the car for the last eight years has kind toned down my driving habits.

".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010-----You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010-----"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

New job, gun toys and car. Sweet!
Selling the house for a good profit. Double sweet!

It is good when everything come together.

Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DDEthel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DDEthel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

I watched this last night. It's nearly 90 years old and still a very good film. I'm sorry, it's a bit low on dialog, but I reckon one and all will enjoy it.

Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DDEthel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

Complete shyte, mostly made up and over sensationalised. You'll find more honest reporting from a fanboi at an Apple product launch.

Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DDEthel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett